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[steelcityman]

Are there any IDP sites that are free other than FBG? I'm in a 14 team league and it helps to know some sleepers/deep dive kind of guys. Seems everywhere I look it a pay site or a podcast, and I cant pay attention to podcasts very long. Any good suggestions?

 

[Gally]

Are there any IDP sites that are free other than FBG? I'm in a 14 team league and it helps to know some sleepers/deep dive kind of guys. Seems everywhere I look it a pay site or a podcast, and I cant pay attention to podcasts very long. Any good suggestions?

FBG is not free. If you are only accessing the free content at FBG you are missing out. Their IDP coverage has vastly improved over the last couple seasons and I would recommend subscribing just for that.

As far as free IDP sites, I haven't found any that are all that helpful. You can find tidbits here or there but anything of true consequence is behind a pay wall.

 

[GECKO]

Agreed, FBG IDP content is among the best.

 

[steelcityman]

Are there any IDP sites that are free other than FBG? I'm in a 14 team league and it helps to know some sleepers/deep dive kind of guys. Seems everywhere I look it a pay site or a podcast, and I cant pay attention to podcasts very long. Any good suggestions?

FBG is not free. If you are only accessing the free content at FBG you are missing out. Their IDP coverage has vastly improved over the last couple seasons and I would recommend subscribing just for that.

As far as free IDP sites, I haven't found any that are all that helpful. You can find tidbits here or there but anything of true consequence is behind a pay wall.

i am a member here, have been for a while. I just like other opinions, esp with IDP. I use this site as my main source/rankings, just looking for more.

 

[Golden Gopher]

I agree with what everyone else has said. You get what you pay for (or don't), and when you compare the sites with really good in-depth info, this place is right up there at the top of the list. That said, I get the idea of wanting to cross-reference various rankings, etc. I found this list very helpful last year, especially when it came to weekly waiver wire moves. Granted, 80% of the guys listed were the same from list to list, but it helped identify the other 20% (outliers), especially in deeper leagues.

And, of course, keep in mind that some of these are pay, while some are not (and how updated they are currently is going to vary as well).

Go about halfway down the first page, and you'll find it here.

 

[Tick]

Are there any IDP sites that are free other than FBG? I'm in a 14 team league and it helps to know some sleepers/deep dive kind of guys. Seems everywhere I look it a pay site or a podcast, and I cant pay attention to podcasts very long. Any good suggestions?

Here's my list of places I check before putting in waivers each week. FBG and DLF are pay, a couple are pay but give you some of the info before the "Pay to continue" button... poke around at those spots and you might find some free coverage. There's also FantasyPros, which averages a few rankings. This season, I won't have DLF but will have IDPGuys/IDP+. I'm looking forward to seeing how they've evolved since I had a subscription a couple of years ago. DLF frustrated me a bit - I always felt there was a ton of knowledge there that they didn't seem to harness and present as well as they could have.

These links are sort of in order of when they released during the in-season week. Articles that showed up too late in the week for my uses didn't get linked - like Norton's weekly article, which came out after my waiver runs.

Anything from Jon Macri is the best non-FBG info you can find. His weekly stats that break down where DB snaps occur isn't anything I've found anywhere else, but wasn't free before last season if I recall correctly. FBG really cleaned up in the past couple of years, snapping up a lot of the best IDP writers.

Jonathon Macri

Jon joined PFF as a full-time Data Analyst and Fantasy Football IDP Specialist in April of 2020. All he wants in life is for you to play fantasy football using both sides of the ball!

www.pff.com

Fantasy Football Articles by Mike Woellert | 4for4

www.4for4.com

Matt De Lima, Author at The Game Day

Matt is a sports content editor at The Game Day with more than 10 years experience in the fantasy and betting spaces. He is a two-time Fantasy Sports Writing Association award finalist with previous experience working for Sports Illustrated, Full Time Fantasy, FFToolbox, 4for4, and RotoExperts...

thegameday.com

Kraig Rueth, Author at RotoHeat

rotoheat.com

Articles by Aaron Rudnicki

Fantasy football articles written by Aaron Rudnicki

www.footballguys.com

Articles by Kyle Bellefeuil

Fantasy football articles written by Kyle Bellefeuil

www.footballguys.com

Jason King, Author At Dynasty League Football

dynastyleaguefootball.com

IDP Archives - FantasySharks.com

IDP related

www.fantasysharks.com

Articles by Evan Ronda

Fantasy football articles written by Evan Ronda

www.footballguys.com

https://fantasysixpack.net/category/fantasy-football/idp/

Raju Byfield | Correspondent | FantasyPros

See the latest fantasy sports news and advice from Raju Byfield for the

www.fantasypros.com

Articles by Matt Montgomery

Fantasy football articles written by Matt Montgomery

www.footballguys.com

Articles by Darin Tietgen

Fantasy football articles written by Darin Tietgen

www.footballguys.com

Jeff Pomazal | Substack

Husband, boy dad x 2, teacher and of course seeking counseling for a fantasy football addiction! Contributor to The IDP After Show

substack.com

IDP Waiver Wire | Fantasy In Frames

fantasyinframes.com

Mitchell Blatt - RotoBaller | Fantasy Articles

Mitchell Blatt played fantasy football for the first time in 2003. He is the commissioner of multiple IDP leagues. He publishes his weekly NFL picks on Substack at Mitch's Picks, and he covers IDP and fantasy football for RotoBaller.

www.rotoballer.com

IDPBaumer - Dynasty Nerds

www.dynastynerds.com

 

[theidpshow]

Mike Woellert will be handling waivers for us this season as well as weekly rankings, which will both be available for paid supporters. But his 3 down LB article will be free and updated weekly!

 

[J Giles Band]

Just coming out of offseason hibernation... has there been any mention of change in FBG's ROS rankings?

The last 2 seasons they have more often than not been virtually unusable. I take zero pleasure in saying that as the rest of the IDP coverage at FBG's has been outstanding. But the ROS rankings just were not reliable. Two years ago Norton said they had a new guy doing them for the first time and we needed to give him time. Well last year wasn't much (if any) better.

Not sure if others don't use the ROS rankings as much or just gave up on them... but they used to be an integral part of my in season decisions (FA pickups, etc.). Fingers crossed quality control improves this season... but I'm not counting on it. Just didn't seem important enough.

All ears if others have thoughts... or suggestions for how to influence improvement on this.

 

[Tick]

Just coming out of offseason hibernation... has there been any mention of change in FBG's ROS rankings?

The last 2 seasons they have more often than not been virtually unusable. I take zero pleasure in saying that as the rest of the IDP coverage at FBG's has been outstanding. But the ROS rankings just were not reliable. Two years ago Norton said they had a new guy doing them for the first time and we needed to give him time. Well last year wasn't much (if any) better.

Not sure if others don't use the ROS rankings as much or just gave up on them... but they used to be an integral part of my in season decisions (FA pickups, etc.). Fingers crossed quality control improves this season... but I'm not counting on it. Just didn't seem important enough.

All ears if others have thoughts... or suggestions for how to influence improvement on this.

I haven't heard anything. I agree across the board and have hope.

 

[J Giles Band]

Just coming out of offseason hibernation... has there been any mention of change in FBG's ROS rankings?

The last 2 seasons they have more often than not been virtually unusable. I take zero pleasure in saying that as the rest of the IDP coverage at FBG's has been outstanding. But the ROS rankings just were not reliable. Two years ago Norton said they had a new guy doing them for the first time and we needed to give him time. Well last year wasn't much (if any) better.

Not sure if others don't use the ROS rankings as much or just gave up on them... but they used to be an integral part of my in season decisions (FA pickups, etc.). Fingers crossed quality control improves this season... but I'm not counting on it. Just didn't seem important enough.

All ears if others have thoughts... or suggestions for how to influence improvement on this.

I haven't heard anything. I agree across the board and have hope.

Thanks Tick. Good to see you again.

I fully support Joe, Norton, Bloom, et al here. They do tremendous work. I value it highly. And again, I take no pleasure in criticizing the ROS rankings. But it is silly to ignore the 800-lb gorilla in the room. If the rankings are done poorly (missing players, rankings way out of whack), you begin to just ignore them. And at that point, why bother putting any manpower into it? The old adage, don't do it, if you don't do it right.

I still think the IDP coverage, overall, is outstanding. Just hope they upgrade on whoever handles the ROS rankings this year.

 

[Gally]

@Joe Bryant

Thought you might like to be aware of some concerns about the ROS rankings for IDP coverage in case you were unaware of the issue.

 

[Riddick02]

Anyone got a decent free site for preseason snap counts?